Paid tha Cost to Be da Boss

Paid tha Cost to Be da Boss
Paid tha Cost to Be da Boss
Studio album by Snoop Dogg
Released	November 26, 2002
Recorded	2001–2002
Studio	Doggystyle Records Studio, Diamond Bar, Los Angeles, California
Genre	Hip-hop
Length	78:58
Label	Doggy Style; Priority;
Producer	Bigg Snoop Dogg (exec.); Battlecat; Daz Dillinger; DJ Premier; E-Swift; Fredwreck; Hi-Tek; Keith Clizark; Jelly Roll; Josef Leimberg; Just Blaze; L.T. Hutton; Meech Wells; The Neptunes;
Snoop Dogg chronology
Singles from Paid tha Cost to Be da Boss
	"From tha Chuuuch to da Palace"; Released: October 15, 2002; "Beautiful"; Released: January 21, 2003;

Paid tha Cost to Be da Boss (stylized as Paid tha Cost to Be da Bo$$) is the sixth studio album by American rapper Snoop Dogg. It was released on November 26, 2002, by his Doggy Style Records label and it was distributed by Priority Records. This is first album following his departure from No Limit Records. The album was supported by two singles, both featuring Pharrell: "From tha Chuuuch to da Palace" and "Beautiful", the latter also featuring Charlie Wilson.

The album debuted at number 12 on the US Billboard 200, selling 174,000 copies in its first week, and received platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). To date, it has sold over 1,500,000 copies worldwide.